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Indiana Dunes Succession Trail Wind Blown Entrance

Part of the Lake Michigan Eastern Shore dune succession. This is the beach side entrance to Indiana Dunes National Park’s Succession Dunes Trail. Showing the beach to foredune portion of succession, the trail provides the complete story. I will be posing more of this succession in my third forthcoming book.

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I can feel the wind!

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Thanks Mitch — that lakeshore wind can be relentless out there. I wanted the image to feel like standing in the sand while the weather moves through.

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Love the mood you’ve captured here, Rich!

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Ken, thanks.
Just one of the many moods Lake Michigan’s eastern shore reveals through its ever-changing dune landscape — where wind, water, sand, and succession are always reshaping the story.

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Reilly ThomsonMay 14, 2026

I can't believe this is in Michigan!

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Thanks Reilly. The Indiana Dunes succession landscape along Lake Michigan's eastern shore has become a long-term photographic and environmental study for me. I’m continuing to document the evolving relationship between dune movement, ecology, weather, and seasonal change — work that will likely grow into a larger future project.

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Indiana Dunes Succession Trail Wind Blown Entrance by Rich Ackerman